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Openhanded: Matters of the Heart and the Bank Account

There are so many things that seem to beg for our resources. So what kind of mindset must we have if we are to not only be generous, but joyfully generous?

When Speaking Truth in Love Isn’t Easy

Never deliver a difficult message fueled by emotion. Preparation, not emotion, is what will strengthen your courage and help you realize positive and productive results.

Lebanon Baptist Church: A Sweet Way to Serve

Churches seem to have an expectation that people need to come to us. We need to change that paradigm.

How to Transition to Living Color

How Garfield Memorial Church in Ohio Turned a Multiethnic Corner

Discipleship: Are We Hosts or Producers?

Bobby Gruenewald: “The tension isn’t as much between evangelism or discipleship, but how actively we participate in both."

Re-Engaging the Dechurched: Lessons From Burning Man

Three themes from the annual festival that can help us better reach the younger, dechurched, spiritually seeking generation.

What Can We Learn From Early Church Evangelism?

How can Christians of the past positively affect the ways we share Christ with others today?

9 Common Church Change Mistakes

Being aware of these mistakes can be the difference between damaging the church and strengthening it.

WWHDD: What Would His Disciples Do?

Dan Kimball: “A disciple of Jesus should be just as passionate as his first disciples.”

6 Characteristics of Disciple-Making Churches

Higher expectations get more positive behavioral patterns. If you want to make more disciples, raise your expectations.

On the Path to Discipleship

Ed Stetzer: "A path, a discipleship process, is necessary in order to ensure effective life change of believers within a congregation."